their frustrations and absolute disgust over the manner in which the provincial and national governments have issued license to Nautilus Minerals Corporation Ltd to conduct deep sea mining activities near Bagabag Island and in the surrounding outer islands in the province...Mr. Daing and Rev. Kinim said Nautilus has no experience in sea bed mining and therefore do not want to see their ocean as a training ground for this company.
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Mautilus currently is licensed to do seabed exploration. It's findings can lead into seeking license from the PNG government to do seabed mining. It argues that it is doing its activities well away from traditional fishing grounds and has low environmental impact. We strongly rebut this and urge Nautilus to fund an independent consultant(s) to do a risk assessment of the Bismark Seas in Papua New Guinea, prior, during and after its exploration activities. We have had enough learned experiences from irreparrable environmental, social, physical,and other related damages caused through land based mines in PNG and do not want this to be another playground for mining companies to experiment their mining methodologies for their own profit.